Friday, February 4, 2011

All the reports of strange winter weather around the country have been quite curious. So, it really shouldn't be such surprise that we experienced record lows here in the Sonoran desert the past two nights. However, 18 degrees is pretty darn cold for the desert, especially with a wind chill factor around 5 degrees! I know this doesn't seem like such a big deal for those in other parts of the country that are having to deal with awful winter storms that last much long than two days, but for this desert rat it's a new experience. One that most folks, and their houses, around here aren't prepared to handle. Many awoke to frozen pipes yesterday morning, some even bursting causing extensive water damage. After classes yesterday afternoon I passed the building on campus that houses most of our Bio and Chem labs. Water was literally poring out of the building from the third floor. Quite a mess was made when the desert froze.

Fortunately, that extreme (well, extreme by Tucson standards anyway) weather has passed. It is now a sunny and breezy 50 degrees at 2:45pm. I was also able to get some photos of the fountain at my apartment complex at 12:30pm today. There was a conspicuous reminder of the previous 24 hours just begging to be photographed.

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I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have been going about my day-to-day when I run into the most mundane scenarios that absolutely crack me up. Genuine, laugh out loud kind of crack me up. I love it! Finding humor in the everyday makes life enjoyable and less "ordinary." The only problem with this is that I am usually alone when it happens. I know what you're thinking. Why is being alone problematic? Well... Just imagine, if you will, that you're walking down the sidewalk heading to your favorite coffee house when some lady walking alone in the opposite direction passes by you, but just before she does starts randomly, and very audibly, laughing. See where I'm going with this? Such an event has the potential for too many situations that don't end well for me, and because of this I worry a bit. Mostly though, I just wish that I had someone in that moment to with whom to share the hilarity. To that end, I would like to welcome you to this blog partly dedicated to those random, amusing, strange, or even bizarre moments life throws my way. I hope you find humor as well, or at least leave a little more amused than when you arrived. And if all goes as planned, come back for more.